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brooks, mr. murdoch said in his session that -- [inaudible] fairly and squarely the senior management of our paper which i assume would include you, is that the case? >> i think, i think -- i may omit that part of the evidence, but i think mr. murdoch said it's exactly how it was, that it was a collective decision. we all talked together, and mr. murdoch was in with a -- [inaudible] at the time with conference, so we all -- >> [inaudible] >> sorry, rupert murdoch, yes. >> please, go ahead and say something else. >> no. >> just to follow up on that, when you were advising your staff that the paper was closing during the private session, i think you said something about there was more to come. would you like to expand on what you meant by that? >> yes, what i said when i went down to the newsroom to explain the decision, um, clearly and quite rightly the journalists on the "news of the world" who were very honorable journalists who had been putting out a newspaper under this scrutiny for a long tim
brooks, mr. murdoch said in his session that -- [inaudible] fairly and squarely the senior management of our paper which i assume would include you, is that the case? >> i think, i think -- i may omit that part of the evidence, but i think mr. murdoch said it's exactly how it was, that it was a collective decision. we all talked together, and mr. murdoch was in with a -- [inaudible] at the time with conference, so we all -- >> [inaudible] >> sorry, rupert murdoch, yes....
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and see again what david brooks says. david brooks is a card-carrying republican conservative. read what he has to say. read yesterday the conservative columnist in the same newspaper -- his name is ross delfa. wrote in "the new york times" yesterday "we could already be on the way it a deal if -- quote -- "more republicans could only recognize that sometimes a well-chosen concession can be the better part of value letter." understand of quote. we're arriving two weeks from today we default on our debt. i have not heard a republican leader -- i have my friend on the floor today from the sister state of arizona. he has always said that there will not be a default on the debt. senator mcconnell has said that. john boehner has said that. leader cantor has said that. we have two weeks to prove that they're right. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business for two hours with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the time equally divided a
and see again what david brooks says. david brooks is a card-carrying republican conservative. read what he has to say. read yesterday the conservative columnist in the same newspaper -- his name is ross delfa. wrote in "the new york times" yesterday "we could already be on the way it a deal if -- quote -- "more republicans could only recognize that sometimes a well-chosen concession can be the better part of value letter." understand of quote. we're arriving two weeks...
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brooks, but i would agree that his observations in this case are absolutely right. this is about not only standing up for the nation's honor, it is about standing up for the nation's obligations, it is standing up to make sure that there is a fair and shared sacrifice, not those simply on the backs of middle-class working families in this country, and those who have the least among us. that's the choice republicans would have us make. it is the wrong choice for the nation, and i am just hoping that we get to some sense of reality in this chamber that can help us move forward, have the nation be upheld in its obligations both at here and abroad and not stop a ripple effect that will cause an enormous consequence to this nation's economy. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you very much, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent to speak for up 10 minutes followed by senator inhofe for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. barrasso: thank you, mr
brooks, but i would agree that his observations in this case are absolutely right. this is about not only standing up for the nation's honor, it is about standing up for the nation's obligations, it is standing up to make sure that there is a fair and shared sacrifice, not those simply on the backs of middle-class working families in this country, and those who have the least among us. that's the choice republicans would have us make. it is the wrong choice for the nation, and i am just hoping...
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defaulting on our debt would also be, as david brooks so aptly put it, a stain upon our national honor. are we actually going to become a country that can't be relied on to pay its debts? and yet, we have members of the house and members of this body threatening to vote against raising the debt ceiling unless the president and democrats in congress meet their demands on how to address the deficit going forward. are my friends suggest that go we act like a deadbeat who buys a new car and then sometime down the line decides, you know, i just don't feel like making the payments? i think these members are doing an enormous disservice by holding our nation's economy and indeed the entire global economy hostage to their demands. because the united states treasury bond has been the foundation of the world financial system, it is not an overstatement to say that defaulting on our debt at this fragile point in the global economic recovery could throw us into a worldwide depression. now, i am hardly alone in this regard. the u.s. chamber of commerce shares my alarm. it is no small secret that th
defaulting on our debt would also be, as david brooks so aptly put it, a stain upon our national honor. are we actually going to become a country that can't be relied on to pay its debts? and yet, we have members of the house and members of this body threatening to vote against raising the debt ceiling unless the president and democrats in congress meet their demands on how to address the deficit going forward. are my friends suggest that go we act like a deadbeat who buys a new car and then...
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it is a professional think tank that is a joint venture of the urban institute and the brookings institution. with the exception of its director, donald morund, t.c.p. is largely staffed by highly qualified tax professionals who worked in democratic treasury departments and democratic hill offices. t.p.c. is a solid, professional outfit but you can't ignore its institutional perspective. to be fair, i'd say the same thing about the heritage foundation. their institutional perspective is more lik likely to line up wh folks on my side of the aisle. i am drawing from t.p.c. data, some assumptions i might not agree with. according to estimates, for 2011, american households earning more than $1 million account for 12% of the nation's pretax income. they pay 19% of federal taxes and carry an average tax rate of 29%. even more critical from my per peculiarive, these taxpayers also account for 38% of all flow-through income. that's primarily earnings through the businesses of small businesses. so raising rates on the rich will squarely hit those who create and expand the small businesses who need t
it is a professional think tank that is a joint venture of the urban institute and the brookings institution. with the exception of its director, donald morund, t.c.p. is largely staffed by highly qualified tax professionals who worked in democratic treasury departments and democratic hill offices. t.p.c. is a solid, professional outfit but you can't ignore its institutional perspective. to be fair, i'd say the same thing about the heritage foundation. their institutional perspective is more...